Friday, March 13, 2009

Spring Is Just Around The Corner!

I was cleaning out a drawer a few weeks ago and found these seed packets. I have tried to get some flowers started from seed in the last few years, because it is cheaper and a lot more fun to watch them grow from seed. Also, when the rabbits eat the flowers I don't feel as disappointed. One year I was so excited to buy some flowers that I thought were just beautiful as I was planting them, but my excitement turned to sadness when the rabbits ate them all the way down to nothing, and they never came back. Now I have become less ambitious about planting flowers. It is still sad if the seedlings get eaten but I haven't spent as much money on them.

I started knitting a scarf that will either be for me or Maddie. This yarn came in a basket we won about a year ago. There was an odd assortment of yarn in this basket. Not much more than 2 small skeins of most of it, so whatever I do with it will have to be something small. This yarn is very very soft and I am pretty sure little Maddie will like it. I also bought the Spring issue of Debbie Bliss's magazine because I would like to make the cover shawl. I recently visited our yarn store on Main Street and they were so nice I wanted to purchase something. I just got the magazine and one $5 pattern for a child poncho for Maddie. I was proud of myself. I really have been trying to curb my spending sprees because we have so many home projects that are going to end up costing a depressing amount of money.

I also thought I would try to draw this picture we have in our bathroom. It is a little hard to tell from the photo but it has a three dimensional texture to it. I thought that might make for a challenge on the drawing. I may be in over my head though and have to try something else.I am really hoping for a very relaxing slow weekend, because we haven't had one for several weeks, it seems. Hope your weekend is a good one and thanks for reading my blog!

I was thinking about moving and leaving my beautiful iris plants. I'll just have to come back after they bloom and split them. THey're too pretty. I know I still own this house, and they're my flowers, but I want to see them where I wake up too.

I like the scarf, and I admire your fortitude. Those "nice" store owners always talk me into spending more than I planned. That blob on my needles today is a Pi shawl in a gate and ladder stitch pattern. The sample in the store was stunning. Don't worry, someone else did the math for me...

Hello from France! I came to you from sandy's blog, I see you like architecture,something we have in common.Do you know I keep thinking of taking up kntting again, it is so relaxing! Trouble is the last time I actually completed something was when I was pregnant, and that waswell over 40 yers ago haha